REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Turkey is interested in investing in 35,000 MW power plant projects, which have been announced by the Indonesian government, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).
"One of the interested countries which is in discussions with us is Turkey," Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said said here on Thursday.
He explained that Turkey showed its inclination to invest in the energy sector in a bilateral meeting between the Indonesian delegation and the Turkish government.
The minister noted that Turkey would invest in geothermal projects in Aceh and Java.
Earlier, president Joko Widodo reaffirmed that the government was determined to achieve the target to supply 35,000 MW electricity within the next five years.
"The President mentioned that the amount of electricity available in Indonesia was only enough to meet a quarter of the national needs and, therefore, 35,000 MW power plant project is very realistic," Chairman of the Indonesian Entrepreneurs' Association (Apindo), Hariyadi B Sukamdani, said.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla also confirmed that electricity development project with a capacity of 35,000 megawatts would be implemented in Indonesia within five years.
During the 2015-2024 period, demand for electricity is projected to grow by about 8.7 percent on an average every year.
The government is targeting to achieve 99 percent national electrification ratio by the end of 2020.
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